Tag: InterNACHI

How is your marketing working for you? If your marketing materials don’t reflect the top quality of your services, you might as well be the worst inspector in your service area. Read why professional marketing is essential for the success of your home inspection business, and how InterNACHI’s Member Marketing Team can help you, in Can Your Home Inspection Brochure Pass the BMW Test?

As part of InterNACHI’s launch of its new multi-course Certified Healthy Homes Inspector certification, here’s a new article for consumers: Hire a Certified Healthy Homes Inspector. It’s packed with sobering statistics that make the case that if the home isn’t healthy, neither are its occupants. Post this article on your website – it can sell your service for you.

Whether you’re a sole proprietor or are expanding into a multi-inspector firm, it’s vital that you spell out your home inspection company’s makeup and obligations in an operating agreement. InterNACHI® has provided sample templates for both types of LLCs here: Sample Templates: Operating Agreements for Home Inspection LLCs

Although testing for mold falls outside InterNACHI’s Residential Standards of Practice, it’s a service that’s in high demand, especially for homeowners who live in flood-prone areas, and those who live in older homes. Unchecked mold indoors is a serious threat to a home’s structure. And it also poses severe health risks to family members. Inspectors who are considering offering mold testing should start by reading Mold Testing for Home Inspectors.

Home inspectors can offer water quality testing with inexpensive testing kits and simple training. Alternatively, they can use private or state labs for both kits and analysis. Either method provides useful – and sometimes critical – information for their clients. Read more in Water Quality Testing for Home Inspectors.

Whether the home is new construction or existing, the site of the home is inextricably tied to how the home’s foundation and structure perform, especially if the home is located in a region known for expansive soils. Climate and weather patterns can further impact the home’s stability and structural integrity. Read more in Inspecting for Foundation Damage from Expansive Soils.

Are you a home inspector who’s thinking about moving to another state but are concerned about all the questions surrounding re-launching your inspection business, too? Follow the roadmap laid out by author and InterNACHI® Certified Professional Inspector® Gabe Semenza by reading Tips for Relocating Your Home Inspection Business, and learn from his first-hand experience.